One to One Technology


Why is Middle Road providing each THIRD & FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS with a Chromebook?

Teaching and learning in the early 21st Century requires students to read, write, collaborate, and research in all content areas.  A Chromebook provides them with the capacity to learn by using the latest technologies.  Having a Chromebook will empower students with content and skills to prepare them for career and college when they leave Raritan High School.

 

What is a One-to-One initiative?

A One-to-One initiative is where each student is provided a device to use in school and at home for learning.  At Middle Road school we are using Chromebooks and the Google Apps For Education platform to create a collaborative learning environment.  Students are able to share documents, presentations, and other applications with teachers and other students in the Google environment.  

 

What is a Chromebook?

A Chromebook is basically a computer that runs on the Internet.  There is no operating system (e.g. Windows, OSX), and all word processing and presentations are done through the Chrome browser, which uses Google Apps For Education to do all the typical things you would do on a computer.  Because there is no operating system, a Chromebook needs a Wi-Fi connection to be operational.

 

For help accessing Google Classrooms, click here: 
How to Use Google Classroom

Google Classroom help for parents

(Parents: in order to view your child’s Google Classrooms, please remember to sign in using the Hazlet Schools email and password issued to your child.)

 

What are the roles of students and parents in our One-to-One Chromebook initiative?

We are all in this together! We rely on the participation of students and the support of parents for the success of one-to-one learning.

 

3rd & 4th Grade Students are expected to:

  • Take good care of the Chromebook.

  • Bring the Chromebook to school every day.

  • Charge the Chromebook nightly and begin each day with a fully charged battery.

  • Follow all school rules, policies, and teacher directives when using the Chromebook.

  • Regularly check Google Classroom sites and email.

  • Follow the rules of good digital citizenship.

 

Parents are encouraged to:

  • Support your child in using the Chromebook for at-home assignments, charging the Chromebook each night, and taking good care of the Chromebook.

  • Ask your child to provide you with his/her Google login, which he/she received in elementary school and will use all the way through to high school graduation.

  • Use your child’s login to check his/her Google Classroom sites and see what is happening in class. You can also put the Google Classroom app on your phone!

  • Be aware of district policies governing acceptable use of technology (Policies 2361 & 7523) and reinforce expectations at home.

  • Encourage your child to be a good digital citizen.